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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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